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I can speak to the last 30 or so years. We bought in Riverdale in 1985. I joked that, compared with what we had in Montreal, we paid twice as much for half as much -- although it was larger than most Riverdale homes. At that time, I'd say that about 10-15% of our street was...

I can't give a definitive answer, of course. But I would not be surprised if part of the problem isn't like what is happening on the Danforth: soaring rents and parking problems. Also, Montreal has sprawled considerably since the Ste-Catherine heyday of the 60s and 70s. Saint Denis and Saint...

I think this might answer some questions: CHEAP new condos in Montreal https://www.mtlblog.com/20-condos-you-can-get-for-dollar150000-in-montreal?utm_source=Daily+Digest+Subscribers+MTL+Blog&utm_campaign=fb072e1c4a-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_851c62c913-fb072e1c4a-99940021

Agreed. We're an older building and, although we have a great contractor available 24/7, at least one elevator a month goes out for a couple of days. The problem is getting the parts. Then we end up with a hodge podge of parts. We have a generator so we will always have one elevator going at...

I remember when that video store stocked both beta and VHS and was just the one storefront, the one now with the old sign. It grew so popular that it doubled in size. That second space is now part of Pizza Pizza.

I can't agree with storage being the main issue as storage can be bought or built-in (via clever double duty furniture or IKEA type cabinetry). And, if you're going custom, a good designer knows many tricks. When we downsized, we went from a large eat-in kitchen (approx. 200 sf) to the current...

Extra sf would be awesome but I would never trade it for a walk score of 92, and TTC and Bike scores of 99, a 24/7 supermarket and a pub across the street, a pool, etc. :cool:

Well that is good to know. Meanwhile, looks like the Estonian House board wants to sell 958 Broadview. http://www.eestielu.com/et/eesti-elu/96-estonianlife-eestielu/uudised/releases-pressiteated/6412-opportunity-for-new-toronto-area-estonian-community-centre

Council has to act fast, in my opinion.

Are the fries hand cut or frozen? (That's the deciding factor for me.)

Airbnb now offering foodie tours of Toronto’s Greektown <For $45, including the cost of food, participants will start their experience near the Bloor St. viaduct before a cup of Greek coffee and a little fortune telling at Village Pie. They will stop at Alexander the Great Square at Logan Ave...

I decided to check out Pho Challenge on Pape for lunch but it was closed (open later in the day, I guess.) But next door, I saw that a Filipino place had open. Tiny, dark, with some shelves filled with various packaged goods on the right (I had no time to check them out) and, on the left, an...

I love this historical stuff. So thanks Goldie. I did not know about an ancient lake in this area but I think there was one in the gully west of Greenwood, north of Queen and south of the TTC yards. Friends who live(d) in the area have had constant basement flooding during heavy rains. I...

Sorry, I can't help myself. LOL

Hah. No.

Wow. You must be rich. :) Downtown? How are your CEFs? Do they include heat/hydro? Our second bedroom has a full-sized L-shaped sofa (one side opens to a double bed if needed) plus a large wall unit with a 60 inch TV and a draecana marginata that is taking over the planet. I need a sickle...

When we were looking around, we were very discouraged by : (1) ridiculous open "bar" kitchens without space for full-sized fridges (we have a French door with water/ice dispenser) (2) closets and bathrooms bigger than bedrooms (3) "dens" or third "bedrooms" that could serve as no more than...

Our 3-BR unit is 1,000 sf and I think it would be fine for one or two kids. It all depends on layout. I've seen some whacky layouts in newer builds, with wasted space in long halls or 5-piece bathrooms as big as bedrooms. Because our unit is older, our bathrooms are old-fashioned economical...

I did some googling and, as I suspected, Montreal used to more dense until the post-Pill early 70s when, I expect, Baby Boomers started having families and buying up houses in newly-built subdivisions. Meanwhile, Toronto was growing and, while there was sprawl, there was highrise and midrise...

As I was saying ... <Train and his family are part of a growing trend in Canada’s priciest housing markets. As the cost of a traditional house spirals well above $1 million — January numbers from the Toronto Real Estate Board peg the average detached price at $1,336,640 in the city proper, and...